From: peter
Email: peterbill_art01@yahoo.com
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Hello to you out there. I am so excited that I came across of your work on internet search,I am interested in purchasing some creative artworks from you let me know their various prices.and how much discounts are you going to give? I will be happy to have these selected artworks hanged in our new home in dublin. As well, I want you to take out the shipping cost.I have been in touch with a shipping firm that will be shipping other house decoratives, We are travelling from our Dallas home to our new apartment as soon as possible.On Paying for the artworks,I will be glad to pay you with a Bank draft or Cashier check in Euro funds that can be easily cashed at your local bank,please let me know on how to proceed, Have a wonderful day..... Take Care, Mr peter bill...
Monday, July 20, 2009
Another Art Scam
Here is the text from another email art scam dated 4/17/09:
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what's the deal with the scammers moving from Dallas?
ReplyDeleteI had the same email from Caroline Lewis and Marge Westerman. They sent a check falsewith a huge ammount of money and they wanted for me to pay in cash with part of the money of the check to the shipping company to an account in Malaysia through western union.
ReplyDeleteLucky I found this page before so I realize that the check and payment and everything else was scam:
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Good day to you.
I am so excited that I came across of your work on internet search,I am interested
in purchasing these creative artworks from you....................
Otoño en Lisboa,Flower Series V,Flower Series III and Flower Series II
Let me know their various prices.and how much discounts are you going to give?I will
be happy to have these selected artworks hanged in our new home in South Africa. As
well, I want you to take out the shipping cost.I have been in touch with a shipping
firm that will be shipping other house decoratives.
We are traveling from our Dallas home to our new apartment as soon as possible.On
Paying for the artworks,I will be glad to pay you with a Money Order or Cashier`s
check in US funds that can be easily cashed at your local bank,please let me know on
how to proceed for the payment of the creative artworks.
I will await your advise on how to proceed.Have a wonderful day.
Take care,
Caroline Lewis
Thanks for your response to my inquiry regarding your creative works of art,I`ll
love to proceed with the purchase of the artworks.And as I stated earlier from my
first email to you,I`ll be handling shippings and handlings myself.
Therefore, I`ll want you to get back to me with your physical mailing address so
that my hubby who has been shuttling between Jo-burg and our Dallas Home since he
resumed as the Head IT section for the organisation he works in Jo-burg,SA will make
out the payment to you as soon as possible.
Regarding shipping,I`ll forward your contact information to the shipping company
contracted to handle all our house decoratives and other house wares to get in touch
with you and make shipping plans with you.They can arrange for FedEx pick-up right
from your studio/residence.They are also been charged to handle insurance and other
logistics involved with the shipments.
I`ll look forward to hearing back from so I`ll know how best we can proceed.
Sincerely,
Marge Westerman
PS:Sorry about the name to which the first email was signed,my twin sister wrote the
message on my behalf hence while it was signed Caroline Lewis
so here's the history of the scam I just received. It seems the story has changed slightly. They are now moving from New Jersey to Johannesburg. Her name is Susan Sanford. And she just nearly averted a miscarriage while attending her twin sister's wedding in London.
ReplyDeleteI live in Oakland CA, so I'll be spreading the word around here. I'm glad I found this blog before cahshing the check.
thanks.